Pressure cooker is an essential kitchen equipment,
majorly used for domestic purposes. It is a sealed pot with a regulator or
stopcock that controls the steam pressure inside. Buying a pressure cooker
online can be a menace if you don’t know your basics. There are variety of
brands, models and sizes available online. So choosing the right pressure
cooker becomes a confusing task. If you plan to buy
a pressure cooker online for the first time, or if you are considering
upgrading to a newer model, you'll be faced with a variety of choices when you
begin browsing various sites. To help you take your decision, here are few
tips.
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Difference of metals
It is very essential to understand the difference
between the metals that are being used while making a pressure cooker. Hence it
is important to read the description well before making a purchase.
Economy is the key reason to choose an aluminum
pressure cooker. They are frivolous, low priced, and provide uniform heating
performance due to its brilliant equal heating performance. This is because of
the excellent quality of heat conduction of the aluminum. With heavy use, however, aluminum cookware
will stain and pit and, although this doesn’t affect how it cooks, it’s
important to note aluminum’s basic weakness.
On the other hand, stainless steel pressure cookers
are nonporous, a bit heavier, and more expensive than the aluminum models. The
durable nature and beautiful high luster finish of the stainless steel will
provide years of use. However, by itself, stainless steel is not a good
conductor of heat, so it’s best to select a model with a layered base, usually
a disc of aluminum bonded to the outside bottom of the pan. This will improve
the heating performance of the pressure cooker by eliminating the hot-spots that
would otherwise be common in stainless steel cookware.
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Right size
Most pressure cookers are sold by the size of their
total liquid capacity even though the actual usable capacity of a pressure
cooker is one half to two thirds of its liquid capacity, depending upon the
food being cooked. The extra space left in the cooker is needed to allow steam
to build inside the unit. Although, there are many sizes of pressure cookers that
you will find online, but the most popular sizes are 4-quart, 6-quart, and
8-quart liquid capacities.
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Choosing best brands
There are a lot of companies that manufacture pressure
cooker. Every company or brand claims to be best in providing a perfect
pressure cooker. As the pressure cooker that you will plan to purchase online should be
expected to provide many years of service, it is important to select a brand
that will allow you to get the most from your investment. Choose a brand from a
company that has been in business for a number of years and has a stable
financial track record, and provide trustworthy services.
